Oakville firefighters battle four fires in 12 hours during weekend

One of the occupants of the home at 1204 Hudson Place talks to fire and police officials.

Oakville firefighters battle four fires in 12 hours during weekend

photo by Graham Paine - Oakville Beaver (@halton_photog)

Oakville firefighters arrived on the scene of a fully involved garage fire, which quickly spread to the attached single-storey home at 3127 Lakeshore West, Saturday night. The fire broke out just before 11p.m., sending one occupant to hospital with minor injuries. The fire gutted the garage and the house suffered severe smoke and some fire damage. Firefighters had the fire under control in less than a hour.

Oakville west end fire

Special to the Beaver, Brandon Vukovich

Crews used the pump to
spray water at the fire as well as attacked it form the base with a line.
After 10-15 minutes apprx. it was contained and majority knocked down.
Crews continued to spray water at hot spots

Oakville west end fire

Photo by Michael Ivanin

Oakville firefighters battle a garage fire at 3127 Lakeshore Road West. Call came at 10.59 pm. Garage was fully involved with fire extensions through out the house and roof. The entire house was damaged by smoke. One person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, two other occupants got out safely. The fire was put under control in an hour.

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Fire Department officials however say no one was seriously injured in the trio of blazes, which caused more than $500,000 worth of damage.

The first happened around 9 a.m. Saturday when firefighters were called to a basement fire at a home under renovation on Hudson Place.

Glynn said the blaze was minor and was easily extinguished.

A man who was in the home at the time was taken to Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) with minor injuries.

The cause has yet to be determined, but Glynn said the blaze started in the basement near an electrical saw. Damage has been estimated at $1,000.

A second fire broke out at a home on Lakeshore Road West, near Mississaga Street Saturday night around 11 p.m.

Firefighters arrived to find the residence’s garage engulfed in flames with smoke and fire making their way into the rest of the home.

Three people inside the home were able to escape and called 911.

One suffered minor injuries and was taken to OTMH as a precaution.

Firefighters were able to put out the blaze within an hour but it caused approximately $100,000 in damage to the dwelling.

“There was some fire and heavy smoke damage throughout the home, primarily contained to the garage area,” said Glynn.

“We can confirm the fire did start in the garage.”

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Glynn said fire crews arrived at the blaze fast because they were already in the area dealing with a minor oven fire at a home on Mississaga Street.

“They basically just had to go around the corner,” said the deputy chief.

Firefighters were on the job again early Sunday as flames shot from a home on West Street at around 10 a.m.

Glynn said heavy smoke was coming from the garage of this residence when fire crews arrived.

All four occupants of the house were able to get out unharmed.

Again, Glynn said the fire was largely contained to the residence’s three-car garage where it started, but noted there was still smoke and fire damage throughout the house.

The damage estimate at about $400,000.

“This one was probably the most extensive,” said Glynn.

“There was a tremendous amount of smoke when crews arrived. It was a really difficult fire to try and extinguish. The guys did a great job on all the fires.”

Glynn said the investigation into this last incident is pointing to the cause being electrical.

The Oakville Fire Department is reminding residents to check their smoke detectors to ensure they are in working order noting the alarm from a detector may give residents the seconds they need to get out of their home safely.

In Ontario it is also the law to have a smoke detector on every level of a home and outside every sleeping area.